A place of confinement, administered by local officials and designed to hold persons for more than forty-eight hours but less than one year is called ____________.

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A place of confinement, administered by local officials and designed to hold persons for more than forty-eight hours but less than one year is called a jail. Prisons are designed to hold persons for more than one year, and penitentiaries are typically larger, more secure facilities designed to hold convicted criminals for long periods of time. Therefore, choices B and C are incorrect.

A Place of Confinement, Administered by Local Officials and Designed